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HICKS’ 

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BUILDING ESTIMATOR 


Handy and Valuable 
Information 

For the Estimator 


I. P. HICKS ^ 

Omaha, Neb. 


1917 







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Let Us Develop Your Plans 

You want a new house—you want it to 
look neat, artistic, attractive 
like the one below 



This is what yon want and you know it. Tell 
Hicks, the architect, what you want and let him 
make you a price for the complete plans. Our 
prices are right and the work we guarantee the best 
that can be produced. If you are in any way inter¬ 
ested in a plan it will pay you to get our prices for 
what you may want. 

I. P. HICKS 











HICKS’ Spy 

BUILDING ESTIMATOR 


WITH 

Handy and Valuable 
Information 
For the Estimator 

PREFACE 

The object of this little book is to furnish the estimator 
with a handy reference as a.guide to insure the making of accu¬ 
rate and complete estimates. 

The different items that enter into ordinary building con¬ 
struction are numbered by the hundreds, and it is safe to say 
that not one bill in forty is made out without more or less omis¬ 
sions. The items in this book are arranged with a view to 
eliminating mistakes from this source. 

The cost record section is particularly valuable as it enables 
the estimator to keep a complete description of every job, 
showing in a concise form the estimated cost, the actual cost, 
profit or loss on every job, or any part of it, making a handy 
and ready reference which should prove of great value to the 
estimator. Should a job be estimated too low or too high, this 
record will show just exactly where it took place. The value 
of having such complete descriptions and records of work 
must be apparent to all who will give the matter a few moments 
of their time and consideration. 

I. P. HICKS, Omaha, Neb. 

I. P. HICKS 

Omaha, Neb. 

1917 


Copyright, 1917, by I. P. Hicks. 

Printed in the United States of America. 









HICKS’ BUILDING ESTIMATOR 


HOW TO USE THE BOOK 

In the making out of bills for material, it is a well-known fact 
that many mistakes occur from omissions. The items that enter 
into a bill of material for the construction of an ordinary building 
are very many, and very few estimates are made in which the esti¬ 
mator does not overlook and omit some of the items. Every item 
omitted from the estimate means more or less loss, delay, and an¬ 
noyance. 

It is the object of this book to eliminate as far as possible all 
manner of such mistakes. The lists of items on pages 3 to 7 
comprise about everything entering into ordinary building con¬ 
struction, arranged in a concise form for ready reference. 

These items are classed under the following headings: Masonry, 
Lumber, Mill Work, Carpenter Work, Hardware, Tin and Sheet 
Metal, and Structural Iron. In each of these classes every item is 
preceded by a letter and number. The letter indicates the class to 
which the item belongs and the number indicates the part of the 
building for which the item is figured. It is optional with the esti¬ 
mator whether he uses these letters and numbers or not in listing 
the material, but when once understood their use will be found a 
great convenience. It often happens that a short time after a job 
is figured, the contractor is not able to tell for what part of the 
building certain things were figured. For example, suppose you 
have three lengths of joists for the first floor, you would write it 
down as follows: 

L 7, 16 2x8x18 feet. 

L 7, 10 2x8x14 feet. 

L 7, 22 2x8x12 feet. 

The letter and number indicates that these were all figured for 
first floor joists, and such a thing as not knowing what and where 
you figured them for need never occur, no matter how long since you 
figured the bill. It works the same on all items and is an easy and 
safe system for keeping things from being mixed and misplaced on 
the job. It is a real safeguard against cutting up the wrong material 
for some place in the building, a thing that happens frequently. 
These letters and numbers we call the index number. They indi¬ 
cate just what each item was figured for and there can be no mis¬ 
take if anything like ordinary care is followed in making out the 
bills. 



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No special form of blank or billhead is required for using this 
system. The regular stock billhead such as is in common use every¬ 
where will meet all the requirements. Just write the index number 
in the first column on the left hand side, and all trouble in deter¬ 
mining what things were figured for is over with for all time to come. 

The following pages are specially designed to assist the estimator 
in making accurate and complete estimates. There are three pages 
of items with blank space for filling in all the necessary data for 
making the estimate. Opposite each page of items is a page for 
additional memoranda, sketches, etc., so that if a job calls for some¬ 
thing not in the printed list, you have a convenient place to list it 
in close connection with the other items to which it belongs. This 
gives you a chance to make your estimating data complete for each 
job. 

In estimating, go over the plans carefully and fill in the forms 
with all the data you will need for making the estimate. You will 
find that this will greatly facilitate the work of estimating and 
will insure greater accuracy. Much time is saved in estimating 
by this method, because you do not have to stop and look the plans 
over every time you want a bit of information as regards size, 
quantity, etc., on the different items. Besides this, you have a 
complete record of all the essential points from which you made 
your estimates. 

Following this are two pages for the complete estimate with 
space to enter the estimated cost on each and every part of the 
work. Space is also provided to enter the actual cost, the profit, 
and the loss when these are found, thus making a complete and 
valuable record of the job. The arrangement gives the most com¬ 
plete record of useful information and data connected with your 
jobs that it is possible to obtain. Your work estimated in this 
manner will lead to efficiency in estimating and to profit on the jobs. 


RAFTER TABLE 


Pitch 

of 

Roof 

(Inches) 

Length 
Com. R. 

1 Ft. run 
(Feet) 

Length 

Hip or Val. 

1 Ft. run 
(Feet) 

Pitch 

of 

Roof 

(Inches) 

Length 
Com. R. 

1 Ft. run 
(Feet) 

Length 
Hip or Val. 
1 Ft. run 
(Feet) 

4x12. 

. 1.06 

1.45 

10x12 

1.30 

1.64 

5x12. 

1.08 

1.48 

11x12 

1.36 

1.69 

6x12. 

1.12 

1.50 

12x12 

1.42 

1.73 

7x12. 

1.16 

1.53 

12x15 

1.60 

1.89 

8x12. 

1.20 

1.56 

12x16 

1.67 

1.94 

9x12. 

1.25 

1.60 

12x18 

1.80 

2.06 

















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To find the length of rafter for any length of run, multiply the 
run of common rafter by the figures corresponding to the pitch 
of roof; the product will be the length of rafter in feet and a decimal 
part of a foot. For hips and valleys use the figures given for hips 
or valleys. Always figure the run to include the projection if the 
rafters project over the building. For example, take the roof of a 
building 24 feet wide with 1 foot projection; this would make the 
run of common rafter 13 feet. Say the roof has a pitch of 7 inches 
rise to the foot. 

13x1.16 equals 15.08 feet, length of common rafter. 

13x1.53 equals 19.89 feet, length of hip or valley rafter. 

Thus we find that it will require 16-foot lumber for common 
rafters and 20 foot for hips or valleys. Should you want to reduce 
the decimal part of a foot to inches, multiply just the decimal part 
by 12, because 12 inches make 1 foot, thus: 

.09x12 equals .96, nearly 1 inch. 

.89x12 equals 10.68, nearly 10^ inches. 

The figures given to find the length of common rafter can also 
be used to find the amount of sheathing required to cover the roof. 
Suppose the building to be 24x30 feet with 1 foot projection and a 
roof of 7x12 pitch, then 

26x32x1.16 equals 965.12 feet, the amount of sheathing required 
to cover the roof. After the last multiplication the decimal can be 
dropped, making even 965 feet. The rule will work regardless of 
the shape of roof, but if there are dormers or other projecting cor¬ 
nices, the amount of these projections must be added. 


Excavating and Masonry 


M 10 Cut stone 
M 11 Building tile 


M 5 Cement work 
M 6 Cement walks 
M 7 Cement stone 
M 8 Chimney caps 
M 9 Stone work 


M 1 Excavating 


M 2 Brick footings 
M 3 Brick work 


M 4 Concrete footings 


M 12 Terra Cotta 
M 13 Chimneys 
M 14 Fire places 
M 15 Flue lining 
M 16 Plastering 
M 17 Stucco plastering 
M 18 Cisterns 
M 19 Cesspools 
M 20 Catch basins 
M 21 Tile floors 
M 22 Composition floors 




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L 1 Floor girders 
L 2 Sills 
L 3 Posts 
L 4 Main girders 
L 5 Tie girts 
L 6 Basement joists 
L 7 First floor joists 
L 8 Second floor joists 
L 9 Third floor joists 
L 10 Attic joists 
L 11 Ceiling joists 
L 12 Collar beams 
L 13 Porch joists 
L 14 Porch beams 
L 15 Porch ceilings 
L 16 Porch rafters 
L 17 Porch rail studding 
L 18 Porch column studs 
L 19 Outside studding 
L 20 Gable studding 
L 21 Dormer studding 
L 22 Partition studding 
L 23 Plates 
L 24 Common rafters 
L 25 Hip rafters 
L 26 Valley rafters 
L 27 Ribbon boards 
L 28 Braces 


Bridging 
Furring 
Cellar stairs 
Purlin timbers 
L 33 Truss timbers 
L 34 Lath 

L 35 Outside sheathing 
L 36 Rough floors 
L 37 Finish floors 
L 38 Attic floor 
L 39 Roof sheathing 
L 40 Shingles 
L 41 Dimension shingles 
L 42 Beveled siding 
L 43 Bungalow siding 
L 44 Drop siding 
L 45 Stock board siding 
L 46 Battens 
L 47 Porch floor 
L 48 Porch ceiling 
L 49 Room ceiling 
L 50 Cornice ceiling 
L 51 Wainscoting 
L 52 Building paper 
L 53 Deadening felt. 

L 54 Finish, W' and ]/ 8 " 

L 55 Finish, 1 y 8 and 1-%' 
L 56 Finish, 1 


Lumber Items 
L 29 
L 30 
L 31 
L 32 


Mill Work, Outside Finish 


MW 

1 

Porch columns 

MW 12 

MW 

2 

Porch rail 

MW 13 

MW 

3 

Porch frieze rail 

MW 14 

MW 

4 

Porch newels 

MW 15 

MW 

5 

Porch balusters 

MW 16 

MW 

6 

Porch spindles 

MW 17 

MW 

7 

Porch lattice 

MW 18 

MW 

8 

Brackets 

MW 19 

MW 

9 

Gable brackets 

MW 20 

MW 10 

Gable ornaments 

MW 21 

MW 11 

Verge boards 

MW 22 


Crown molding 
Bed molding 
Panel molding 
Band molding 
Watertable 
Cove molding 
Quarter round 
Cellar window frames 
Cellar sash 
Cellar door frames 
Cellar doors 



HICKS’ BUILDING ESTIMATOR 


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MW 23 Door frames 
MW 24 Window frames 
MW 25 Gable frames 
MW 26 Tower frames 
MW 27 Windows 


MW 28 Sash windows 
MW 29 Transom sash 
MW 30 Blinds 
MW 31 Skylights 
MW 32 Cresting and finlais 


Mill Work, Inside Finish 


MW 33 Front doors 
MW 34 Side doors 
MW 35 Rear doors 
MW 36 Sliding doors 
MW 37 Folding doors 
MW 38 Main doors 
MW 38 x /2 Mirror doors 
MW 39 Closet doors 
MW 40 Cupboard doors 
MW 41 Door jambs 
MW 42 Plinth blocks 
MW 43 Corner blocks 
MW 44 Cased openings 
MW 45 Colonade openings 
MW 46 Casings 
MW 47 Head casing 
MW 48 Cap mold 
MW 49 Fillet 
MW 50 Embossed molding 
MW 51 Window stool 
MW 52 Apron 
MW 53 Window stop 
MW 54 Door stop 
MW 55 Room cornice 
MW 56 Beam ceiling 
MW 57 Inside base 
MW 58 Base molding 


MW 59 Floor molding 
MW 60 Wainscoting cap 
MW 61 Chair rail 
MW 62 Plate rail 
MW 63 Band molding 
MW 64 Panel molding 
MW 65 Picture molding 
MW 66 Threshholds 
MW 67 Corner beads 
MW 68 Cellar stairs 
MW 69 Main stairs 
MW 70 Rear stairs 
MW 71 Attic stairs 
MW 72 China closet 
MW 73 Medicine cabinet 
MW 74 Sideboards 
MW 75 Buffets 
MW 76 Pantry cases 
MW 77 Linen closet 
MW 78 Book cases 
MW 79 Grille work 
MW 80 Mantels 
MW 81 Seats 
MW 82 Storm sash 
MW 83 Storm doors 
MW 84 Screens 


Carpenter Work, Outside 


C 1 Framing floors 
C 2 Laying rough floors 
C 3 Framing ceilings 
C 4 Laying ceiling 
C 5 Framing outside walls 


C 6 Sheathing outside walls 
C 7 Siding outside walls 
C 8 Shingling outside walls 
C 9 Framing roofs 
C 10 Sheathing roofs 




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C 11 Shingling roofs 
C 12 Porch roofs 
C 13 Metal roofs 
C 14 Composition roofs 
C 15 Outside base 
C 16 Corner casing 
C 17 Belt course casings 
C 18 Main cornice 
C 19 Gable cornice 
C 20 Dormer cornice 
C 21 Bay window cornice 
C 22 Front porch cornice 


C 23 Other porch cornice 
C 24 Gable finish 
C 25 Front porch 
C 26 Other porches 
C 27 Porch steps 
C 28 Outside stairs 
C 29 Setting frames 
C 30 Setting partitions 
C 31 Bridging 
C 32 Furring 
C 33 Grounds 
C 34 Cutting 


C 35 Cellar windows 
C 36 Cellar doors 
C 37 Coal bin 
C 38 Vegetable cellar 
C 39 Laying finish flooring 
C 40 Scraping finish floor 
C 41 Front doors 
C 42 Side Doors 
C 43 Grade entrance doors 
C 44 Sliding doors 
C 45 Folding doors 
C 46 Double acting doors 
C 47 Common doors 
C 48 Cupboard doors 
C 49 Main windows 
C 50 Sash windows 
C 51 Gable windows 
C 52 Attic windows 
C 53 Casings 
C 54 Cased openings 
C 55 Inside base 
C 56 Room cornice 
C 57 Beam ceiling 


Picture molding 
C 59 Chair rail 
C 60 Plate rail 
C 61 Wainscoting 
C 62 Paneling 
C 63 Drawers and cases 
C 64 Cupboards 
C 65 Pantry shelves 
C 66 China closet 
C 67 Hook strips 
C 68 Closet shelves 
C 69 Medicine cabinet 
C 70 Front stairs 
C 71 Rear stairs 
C 72 Attic stairs 
C 73 Cellar stairs 
C 74 Clothes chute 
C 75 Linen closet 
C 76 Sideboards 
C 77 Buffets 
C 78 Book cases 
C 79 Seats 
C 80 Mantels 


Carpenter Work, Inside Finishing 

C 58 



HICKS’ BUILDING ESTIMATOR 


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Hardware Items 

H 1 Nails, various sizes 

H 16 Sash cord 

H 2 Brads 

H 17 Sash locks 

H 3 Screws 

H 18 Sash lifts 

H 4 Door butts 

H 19 Sash weights 

H 5 Cupboard butts 

H 20 Sash balances 

H 6 Cupboard catches 

H 21 Cellar sash sets 

H 7 Front door locks 

H 22 Shelf brackets 

H 8 Outside door locks 

H 23 Wardrobe hooks 

H 9 Inside door locks 

H 24 Drawer pulls 

H 10 Sliding door locks 

H 25 Door stops 

H 11 Door bolts 

H 26 Door checks 

H 12 Door hangers 

H 27 Blind Hinges 

H 13 Spring hinges 

H 28 Screen door sets 

H 14 Transom lifts 

H 29 Storm sash hangers 

H 15 Sash pulleys 

H 30 Sandpaper 

Tin and Sheet Metal 

T 1 Roofing tin 

T 9 Elbows 

T 2 Tin window caps 

T 10 Valley tin 

T 3 Steel roofing 

T 11 Flashing 

T 4 Steel siding 

T 12 Hip shingles 

T 5 Steel ceiling 

T 13 Ridge roll 

T 6 Steel wainscoting 

T 14 Hip finish 

T 7 Gutters 

T 15 Cresting 

T 8 Downspouts 

T 16 Finials 


Structural Iron 

S 1 Steel beams 

S 13 Anchors 

S 2 Channels 

S 14 Joist hangers 

S 3 L’s 

S 15 Straps 

S 4 T’s 

S 16 Bolts and washers 

S 5 Lintels 

S 17 Iron railing 

S 6 Columns 

S 18 Area grating 

S 7 Plates 

S 19 Window guards 

S 8 Store entrance plates S 20 Steel shutters 

S 9 Post caps 

S 21 Wall ties 

S 10 Post bases 

S 22 Wall plugs 

S 11 Truss plates 

S 23 Metal sash bars 

S 12 Truss rods 

S 24 Coal chutes 



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I The Estimator’s Price Book 
and Pocket Companion 

With Handy Rules, Tables and 

Information for the Estimator 
By I. P. HICKS 

New Edition, Enlarged and Revised 
; 217 Pages—Handy Pocket Size. 

Cloth Bound—Price Postpaid $1.25 

A complete and convenient guide to the prices 
, of all kinds of building material. Designed to save 
time and to avoid mistakes in making estimates. 

Gives full information concerning all materials 
: used in ordinary building construction, the quanti- 
; ties required, etc. It presents the average market 
, prices of such material, together with blank spaces 
throughout for putting in memoranda of local or 
special prices. In this way it may be made the 
: handiest kind of a reference. 


Hicks’ Specification Blanks 

Price 35c; four copies $1.00 

For frame or brick buildings. Easy to under¬ 
stand and but little writing required to fill out. Just 
what you want. 

Contract Blanks 

5c each; 40c per dozen. 


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i Let Us Develop Your Plans | 

You want a new house—you want it to 
look neat, artistic, attractive 
like the one below 



This is what you want and you know it. Tell 
Hicks, the architect, what you want and let him 
make you a price for the complete plans. Our 
prices are right and the work we guarantee the best 
that can be produced. If you are in any way inter¬ 
ested in a plan it will pay you to get our prices for 
what you may want. 

I. P. HICKS 













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Job No.... .Date_ 

For..-.... 

Masonry 

Excavating, Cu. Yds..... 

Main footings, Cu. Ft.... 

Other wall footings.... 

Chimney and pier footings .. 

Main wall dimensions____ 

Face wall dimensions__ 

Other walls, dimensions...... 

Chimneys, lineal Ft___ 

Chimney cas__ 

Cement floors, Sq. Ft—____ 

Cement steps, number of...... 

Door sills.... 

Window sills....... 

Coping, lineal Ft.... 

Catch basins .. 

Cesspools... 

Stucco plaster, Sq. Yds.... 

Plastering, Sq. Yds.... 

Carpentry 

Size of plan.... 

Lineal Ft. around plan___ 

Square Ft., first floor_____ 

Square Ft., second floor.... 

Square Ft., attic floor....... 

Outside wall, Sq. Ft..... 






































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Additional Memoranda, Sketches, etc. 





























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Bay roofs, Sq. Ft... 

Porch roofs, Sq. Ft.... 

Front porch, size. 

Other porches.... 

Porch columns, front. 

Other porch columns. 

Porch newels, number. 

Rail, lineal Ft... 

Balusters, size and number. 

Lattice. 

Steps................. 

Outside base, Lin. Ft. 

Corner boards, Lin. Ft.. 

Belt course, Lin. Ft..... 

Main Cornice, Lin. Ft. 

Dormer cornice, Lin. Ft. 

Bay window cornice, Lin. Ft. 

Porch cornice, Lin. Ft.. 

Verge boards, Lin. Ft..... 

Brackets, gable, number. 

Brackets, bay. 

Cellar window frame. 

Outside cellar door frames.... 

Inside cellar door frames. 

Outside flap doors. 

Cellar steps, outside. 

Cellar steps, inside. 

Window frames... 

Sash frames.........:... 

Attic frames...... 


































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Outside door frames..... 

Main doors. 

Mirror doors. 

Closet doors... 

Sliding doors. 

Folding doors. 

Attic doors. 

Cased openings. 

Collonade openings. 

Inside base, Lin. Ft.. 

Picture molding. 

Plate rail... 

Chair rail. 

Room cornice.,. 

Beam ceiling. 

Panels... 

Seats.. 

Main stairs. 

Rear stairs._. 

Attic stairs. 

Cellar stairs. 

Medicine cabinets. 

China closets. 

Linen closet... 

Pantry cases. 

Flour bins. 

Cupboards. 

Book cases. 

Wainscoting. 

Clothes chute. 

Mantels. 











































































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Job No...-___Date.. 

For.... ------. 

The Complete Estimate 


Material 

Description 

Est. Cost 

Excavating . 




Cistern and cesspool. 

Cementing. 







Stone work. 




Mason work. 




Chimneys. 




Stucco work. 




Lumber. 




Mill work. 




Buffets, sideboards.. 

Mantels. 







Carpenter labor.... 




Nails and hardware. 

Tin and sheet metal. 

Structural iron.. . . ? 










Lath and plastering. 

Plumbing and sewer. 

Gas fitting. 










Electric wiring. 




Terra cotta. 




Tile floors. 




Roofing. 




Painting. 




Heating Plant. 




Incidentals, 5%. . .. 




Total estimate. . . 










































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Job No ..... Date . ............ 1:2 . 2 

For..... 

Masonry 

Excavating, Cu. Yds...-. 'M 

Main footings, Cu. Ft...-.— 

Other wall footings...-..-2 

Chimney and pier footings......—. 

Main wall dimensions....... 

Face wall dimensions...~.—J 

Other walls, dimensions... 

Chimneys, lineal Ft........2 

Chimney caps............ 

Cement floors, Sq. Ft..... 

Cement steps, number of.........--SI 

Door sills........ 

Window sills....... 

Coping, lineal Ft........ 

Catch basins............._...J 

Cesspools......... 

Stucco plaster, Sq. Yds..... 

Plastering, Sq. Yds........... 

Carpentry 

Size of plan........... 4 

Lineal Ft. around plan.....2§8 

Square Ft., first floor... 

Square Ft., second floor........ 

Square Ft., attic floor.| 

Outside wall, Sq. Ft........ 

Deck roofs, Sq. Ft.. 


















































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Additional Memoranda, Sketches, etc. 































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Bay roofs, Sq. Ft.. 

Porch roofs, Sq. Ft.... 

Front porch, size... 

Other porches. 

Porch columns, front. 

Other porch columns. 

Porch newels, number. 

Rail, lineal Ft... 

Balusters, size and number. 

Lattice. 

Steps. 

Outside base, Lin. Ft. 

Corner boards, Lin. Ft.. 

Belt course, Lin. Ft. 

Main Cornice, Lin. Ft. 

Dormer cornice, Lin. Ft. 

Bay window cornice, Lin. Ft. 

Porch cornice, Lin. Ft. 

Verge boards, Lin. Ft. 

Brackets, gable, number. 

Brackets, bay. 

Cellar window frame. 

Outside cellar door frames.... 

Inside cellar door frames. 

Outside flap doors.. 

Cellar steps, outside... 

Cellar steps, inside. 

Window frames.. 

Sash frames. 

Attic frames. 


































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Additional Memoranda, Sketches, etc. 






























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Outside door frames. 

Main doors. 

Mirror doors. 

Closet doors. 

Sliding doors. 

Folding doors. 

Attic doors. 

Cased openings.. 

Collonade openings.. 

Inside base, Lin. Ft. 

Picture molding. 

Plate rail.. 

Chair rail. 

Room cornice. 

Beam ceiling. 

Panels.. 

Seats..... 

Main stairs. 

Rear stairs. 

Attic stairs. 

Cellar stairs. 

Medicine cabinets. 

China closets. 

Linen closet. 

Pantry cases. ir „„. 

Flour bins. 

Cupboards. 

Book cases... 

Wainscoting. 

Clothes chute. 

Mantels. 



































































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Additional Memoranda, Sketches, etc. 





























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Job No. 
For. 


Date. 


The Complete Estimate 


Material 

Description 

Est. Cost 

Excavating. 




Cistern and cesspool. 

Cementing. 







Stone work. 




Mason work. 




Chimneys. 




Stucco work. 




Lumber. 




Mill work. 




Buffets, sideboards.. 




Mantels. 




Carpenter labor.... 




Nails and hardware. 

Tin and sheet metal. 

Structural iron. 










Lath and plastering. 

Plumbing and sewer. 

Gas fitting. 










Electric wiring. 




Terra cotta. 




Tile floors. 




Roofing. 




Painting. 




Heating Plant. 




Incidentals, 5%. ... 




Total estimate. . . 













































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Profit 

Loss 



















































































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Job No.... Date . 

For..-... 

Masonry 

Excavating, Cu. Yds... 

Main footings, Cu. Ft.... 

Other wall footings.... 

Chimney and pier footings. 

Main wall dimensions..... 

Face wall dimensions. 

Other walls, dimensions... 

Chimneys, lineal Ft..... 

Chimney caps. 

Cement floors, Sq. Ft.. 

Cement steps, number of.. 

Door sills... 

Window sills....... 

Coping, lineal Ft.... 

Catch basins...... 

Cesspools. 

Stucco plaster, Sq. Yds. 

Plastering, Sq. Yds.. 

Carpentry 

Size of plan...... 

Lineal Ft. around plan. 

Square Ft., first floor..... 

Square Ft., second floor. r . 

Square Ft., attic floor.. 

Outside wall, Sq. Ft. 

Deck roofs, Sq. Ft. 
































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Bay roofs, Sq. Ft.jt.,k... 

Porch roofs, Sq. Ft.........-.---- 

Front porch, size..............-—. 

Other porches..._...:... 

Porch columns, front.....~. 

Other porch columns........... 

Porch newels, number.......—. 

Rail, lineal Ft......<... 

Balusters, size and number........ 

Lattice.........,......___ 

Steps................. 

Outside base, Lin. Ft......... 

Corner boards, Lin. Ft...... 

Belt course, Lin. Ft....... 

Main Cornice, Lin. Ft........... 

Dormer cornice, Lin. Ft...... 

Bay window cornice, Lin. Ft.... 

Porch cornice, Lin. Ft............. ,c . r. . 

Verge boards, Lin. Ft...'......... 

Brackets, gable, number... 

Brackets, bay............ 

Cellar window frame...... 

Outside cellar door frames....... 

Inside cellar door frames... 

Outside flap doors.... 

Cellar steps, outside. 

Cellar steps, inside... 

Window frames. 

Sash frames.. 

Attic frames.... 


































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Outside door frames. 

Main doors. 

Mirror doors. 

Closet doors... 

Sliding doors. 

Folding doors. 

Attic doors... 

Cased openings.. 

Collonade openings. 

Inside base, Lin. Ft. 

Picture molding. 

Plate rail.. 

Chair rail. 

Room cornice. 

Beam ceiling. 

Panels. 

Seats. 

Main stairs. 

Rear stairs.... 

Attic stairs. 

Cellar stairs.. 

Medicine cabinets.. 

China closets.. 

Linen closet.... 

Pantry cases. 

Flour bins. 

Cupboards..... 

Book cases. 

Wainscoting.. 

Clothes chute... 

Mantels. 






































































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Additional Memoranda, Sketches, etc. 





























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Job No.....Date 

For... 


The Complete Estimate 


Material 

Description 

Est. Cost 

Excavating . 




Cistern and cesspool. 

Corn pn ting. 







Stono work. 




Ma Rfy n work. 




Chimneys. 




Stucco work 




Lumber. 




Mill work. 




Buffets, sideboards.. 




Mantels. 




Carpenter labor.... 




Nails and hardware. 

Tin and sheet metal. 

Structural iron. 










Lath and plastering. 

Plumbing and sewer. 

Gas fitting. 










Electric wiring. 




Terra cotta. 




Tile floors. 




Roofing. 




Painting. 




Heating Plant:. 




Incidentals, 5% .. .. 




Total estimate. . . 












































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Actual Cost 

Profit 

Loss 









































































































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Job No..Date. 

For. 

Masonry 

Excavating, Cu. Yds.... 

Main footings, Cu. Ft.— . 

Other wall footings..... 

Chimney and pier footings...... 

Main wall dimensions.... 

Face wall dimensions. 

Other walls, dimensions. 

Chimneys, lineal Ft.. 

Chimney caps.... 

Cement floors, Sq. Ft.. 

Cement steps, number of.... 

Door sills.1... 

Window sills.... 

Coping, lineal Ft.... 

Catch basins.... 

Cesspools...... 

Stucco plaster, Sq. Yds.... 

Plastering, Sq. Yds.... 

Carpentry 

Size of plan.'.... 

Lineal Ft. around plan. 

Square Ft., first floor.. 

Square Ft., second floor.... 

Square Ft., attic floor. 

Outside wall, Sq. Ft._.. 

Deck roofs, Sq. Ft...... 

































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Bay roofs, Sq. Ft_ 

Porch roofs, Sq. Ft..... 

Front porch, size.. 

Other porches.. 

Porch columns, front. 

Other porch columns. 

Porch newels, number. 

Rail, lineal Ft. 

Balusters, size and number. 

Lattice.— 

Steps... 

Outside base, Lin. Ft. 

Corner boards, Lin. Ft.,. 

Belt course, Lin. Ft. 

Main Cornice, Lin. Ft. 

Dormer cornice, Lin. Ft.. 

Bay window cornice, Lin. Ft. 

Porch cornice, Lin. Ft. 

Verge boards, Lin. Ft. 

Brackets, gable, number. 

Brackets, bay. 

Cellar window frame... 

Outside cellar door frames.... 
Inside cellar door frames........ 

Outside flap doors. 

Cellar steps, outside... 

Cellar steps, inside. 

Window frames. 

Sash frames. 

Attic frames. 





































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Additional Memoranda, Sketches, etc. 





























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Outside door frames--- 

Main doom_-— - 

Mirror doors. 

Closet doors.----- 

Sliding doors_____ 

Folding doors--.---.- 

Attic doors_______ 

Cased openings......1----- 

Collonade openings_______— 

Inside base, Lin. Ft..*_ 

Picture molding_____ 

Plate rail____:_ 

Chair rail......... 

Room cornice__ 

Beam ceiling... 

Panels___ 

Seats______ 

Main stairs ...„.. 

Rear stairs™____ 

Attic stairs_ 

Cellar stairs..... \ _ 

Medicine cabinets... 

China closets™.......__ 

Linen closet.___ 

Pantry cases....... 

Flour bins_____ 

Cupboards____ 

Book cases™.... t _ 

Wainscoting______ 

Clothes chute_*._ 

Mantels_______ 









































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Additional Memoranda, Sketches, etc. 










































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Job No.......Date. 

For ... .-. 

The Complete Estimate 


Material 

Description 

Est. Cost 

TTvpiivn finer 




Cistern and cesspool. 

Cementing . 







Stone work. 




Mfison work 




Chimneys . 




Stiiero work . 




T/iimher . 




Mill work. 




Buffets, sideboards.. 




Mantels. 




Carpenter labor.... 




Nails and hardware. 

Tin and sheet metal. 

Structural iron. 










Lath and plastering. 

Plumbing and sewer. 

Gas fitting. 










Electric wiring. 




Terra cotta. 




Tile floors. 




Roofing. 




Painting. 




Heating Plant. 




Incidentals, 5 %.... 




Total estimate. . . 











































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Actual Cost 

Profit 

Loss 































































































































































































































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Job No..Date. 

For..'. r 

Masonry 

Excavating, Cu. Yds... 

Main footings, Cu. Ft..... 

Other wall footings._. 

Chimney and pier footings. 

Main wall dimensions... 

Face wall dimensions. 

Other walls, dimensions.. 

Chimneys, lineal Ft.... 

Chimney caps.. 

Cement floors, Sq. Ft.... 

Cement steps, number of. 

Door sills... 

Window sills.... 

Coping, lineal Ft.. 

Catch basins..... 

Cesspools..'.. 

Stucco plaster, Sq. Yds. 

Plastering, Sq. Yds..... 

Carpentry 

Size of plan. 

Lineal Ft. around plan... 

Square Ft., first floor.... 

Square Ft., second floor. 

•Square Ft., attic floor. 

Outside wall, Sq. Ft... 

Deck roofs, Sq. Ft. 
































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Additional Memoranda, Sketches, etc. 































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HICKS’ COST RECORD BOOK 


Bay roofs, Sq. Ft. 

Porch roofs, Sq. Ft.. 

Front porch, size. 

Other porches . 

Porch columns, front . 

Other porch columns . 

Porch newels, number . 

Rail, lineal Ft. .. 

Balusters, size and number . 

Lattice ........... 

Steps..... _............. 

Outside base, Lin. Ft .. 

Corner boards, Lin. Ft. . . 

Belt course, Lin. Ft .,.. 

Main Cornice, Lin. Ft. 

Dormer cornice,"Lin. Ft . 

Bay window cornice, Lin. Ft. 

Porch cornice, Lin. Ft . 

Verge boards, Lin. Ft . 

Brackets, gable, number. ... 

Brackets, bay ... 

Cellar window frame . 

Outside cellar door frames . 

Inside cellar door frames . 

Outside flap doors . 

Cellar steps, outside... . 

Cellar steps, inside..., Tr .. T _ 

Window frames ._ 

Sash frames ..... 

Attic frames . 

































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Outside door frames. 

Main doors.. 

Mirror doors. 

Closet doors.. 

Sliding doors.. 

Folding doors. 

Attic doors. 

Cased openings. 

Collonade openings.. 
Inside base, Lin. Ft. 

Picture molding. 

Plate rail. 

Chair rail. 

Room cornice. 

Beam ceiling. 

Panels. 

Seats... 

Main stairs. 

Rear stairs. 

Attic stairs. 

Cellar stairs. 

Medicine cabinets.... 

China closets. 

Linen closet. 

Pantry cases. 

Flour bins. 

Cupboards.. 

Book cases. 

Wainscoting. 

Clothes chute. 

Mantels. 



































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Additional Memoranda, Sketches, etc. 





























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Job No _-__-.-. Date 

For -- 


The Complete Estimate 


Material 

Description 

Est. Cost 

Excavating . 




Cistern and cesspool. 

Cementing. 







Stone work. 




M asnn work. 




Chimneys. 




Stnceo work. 




Lumber . 




Mill work. 




Buffets, sideboards.. 




Mantels. 




Carpenter labor.... 




Nails and hardware. 

Tin and sheet metal. 

Structural iron. 










Lath and plastering. 

Plumbing and sewer. 

Gas fitting. 










Electric wiring. 




Terra cotta. 




Tile floors. 

• 



Roofing. 




Painting. 




Heating Plant. 




Incidentals, 5 %.... 


■ 


Total estimate. . . 












































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Actual Cost 

Profit 

Loss 















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Job No. ... ...Date . 

For . 

Masonry 

Excavating, Cu. Yds . 

Main footings, Cu. Ft .—. 

Other wall footings ... 

Chimney and pier footings . 

Main wall dimensions . 

Face wall dimensions _.:. 

Other walls, dimensions . 

Chimneys, lineal Ft. .... 

Chimney caps .... 

Cement floors, Sq. Ft ... 

Cement steps, number of .... 

Door sills . r . 

Window sills ...... 

Coping, lineal Ft.... ..... 

Catch basins . 

Cesspools ... 

Stucco plaster, Sq. Yds ...... 

Plastering, Sq. Yds . 

Carpentry 

Size of plan ... 

Lineal Ft. around plan .. 

Square Ft., first floor... .. 

Square Ft., second floor .. 

Square Ft., attic floor... . 

Outside wall, Sq. Ft._ . 

Deck roofs, Sq. Ft ..... 

































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Bay roofs, Sq. Ft... 

Porch roofs, Sq. Ft. 

Front porch, size. 

Other porches. 

Porch columns, front. 

Other porch columns. 

Porch newels, number. 

Rail, lineal Ft. 

Balusters, size and number. 

Lattice. 

Steps. 

Outside base, Lin. Ft... 

Corner boards, Lin. Ft.. 

Belt course, Lin. Ft.. 

Main cornice, Lin. Ft..„. 

Dormer cornice, Lin. Ft. 

Bay window cornice, Lin. Ft, 

Porch cornice, Lin. Ft. 

Verge boards, Lin. Ft. 

Brackets, gable, number. 

Brackets, bay. 

Cellar window frame..... 

Outside cellar door frames.... 

Inside cellar door frames. 

Outside flap doors.. 

Cellar steps, outside. 

Cellar steps, inside. 

Window frames. 

Sash frames. 

Attic frames. 

































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Additional Memoranda, Sketches, (etc. 





























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Outside door frames . 

Main doors..... ... 

Mirror doors .;.. 

Closet doors .. 

Sliding doors ..... 

Folding doors ...... 

Attic doors ..... 

Cased openings.... ..... 

Collonade openings . 

Inside base, Lin. Ft. ....... 

Picture molding .. 

Plate rail . v .. . 

Chair rail . 

Room cornice ......... 

Beam ceiling ...1. 

Panels ... . 

Seats .... 

Main stairs .;.. 

Rear stairs . 

Attic stairs ..... 

Cellar stairs ... 

Medicine cabinets . 

China closets . 

Linen closet .-..... 

Pantry cases ...*..... 

Flour bins . 

Cupboards ... 

Book cases ....... 

Wainscoting .. 

Clothes chute . 

Mantels ...;... 



































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Additional Memoranda, Sketches, etc. 





























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Job No. ... Date 

For .. 


The Complete Estimate 


Material 

Description 

Est. Cost 





Cistern and cesspool. 




- 



St.rmfi work . 




M ason work. 




Clhimnoys 




work . 




Lumber. 

> 



Mill work. 




Buffets, sideboards . 

Mantels. 







Carpenter labor. 




Nails and hardware. 

Tin and sheet metal. 

Structural iron. 










Lath and plastering. 

Plumbing and sewer. 

Gas fitting. 










Electric wiring. 




Terra cotta. 




Tile floors. 




Roofing. 




Painting. 




Heating Plant. 




Incidentals, 5 %..... 




Total estimate. . . 












































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The Complete Estimate 


Actual Cost 

Profit 

Loss 






























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Job No. .;. Date . 

For .... . 

Masonry 

Excavating, Cu. Yds .... 

Main footings, Cu. Ft .... 

Other wall footings .... 

Chimney and pier footings . 

Main wall dimensions . 

Face wall dimensions . 

Other walls, dimensions...., .:... 

Chimneys, lineal Ft . 

Chimney cas ... 

Cement floors, Sq. Ft .. 

Cement steps, number of . 

Door sills ..... 

Window sills .. 

Coping, lineal Ft ... 

Catch basins ... 

Cesspools ... 

Stucco plaster, Sq. Yds . 

Plastering, Sq. Yds . 

Carpentry 

Size of plan ..... 

Lineal Ft. around plan .. 

Square Ft., first floor ... 

Square Ft., second floor . 

Square Ft., attic floor . 

Outside wall, Sq. Ft... ... 

Deck roofs, Sq. Ft ... 


































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Additional Memoranda, Sketches, etc. 






























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HICKS’ COST RECORD BOOK 


Bay roofs, Sq. Ft. 

Porch roofs, Sq. Ft... 

Front porch, size.... 

Other porches... 

Porch columns, front. 

Other porch columns... 

Porch newels, number.. 

Rail, lineal Ft. 

Balusters, size and number. 

Lattice.. 

Steps.. 

Outside base, Lin. Ft.. 

Corner boards, Lin. Ft... 

Belt course, Lin. Ft. 

Main cornice, Lin. Ft. 

Dormer cornice, Lin. Ft. 

Bay window cornice, Lin. Ft.. 

Porch cornice, Lin. Ft__ 

Verge boards, Lin. Ft... 

Brackets, gable, number. 

Brackets, bay.. 

Cellar window frame... 

Outside cellar door frames. 

Inside cellar door frames. 

Outside flap doors... 

Cellar steps, outside... 

Cellar steps, inside... 

Window frames.. 

Sash frames.... 

Attic frames...... 


































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Outside door frames..... 

Main doors... 

Mirror doors....... j„C.. 

Closet doors.'.... 

Sliding doors...:. 

Folding doors. 

Attic doors.... 

Cased openings. 

Collonade openings..~—: 

Inside base, Lin. Ft..... 

Picture molding..... 

Plate rail.x. 

Chair rail.. 

Room cornice. . . 

Beam ceiling..... 

Panels... 

Seats... 

Main stairs... 

Rear stairs. 

Attic stairs. 

Cellar stairs... 

Medicine cabinets....... 

China closets.:... 

Linen closet.;.... 

Pantry cases. 

Flour bins. 

Cupboards... 

Book cases. 

Wainscoting... 

Clothes chute. 

Mantels. 





































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Additional Memoranda, Sketches, etc. 





























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Job No_____Date 

For.-... 


The Complete Estimate 


Material 

Description 

Est. Cost 

Ti 1 , t.in cr 



. 

Cistern and cesspool. 

Gernenting. 







Stone work. 




Mason work. 




Chimneys. 




Stucco work. 




Lumber. 




Mill work. 




Buffets, sideboards . 

Mantels. 







Carpenter labor. 




Nails and hardware. 

Tin and sheet metal. 

Structural iron. 










Lath and plastering. 

Plumbing and sewer. 

Gas fitting. 










Electric wiring. 




Terra cotta. 




Tile floors. 




Roofing. 




Painting. 




Heating Plant. 




Incidentals, 5%._ 




Total estimate. . . 










































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Actual Cost 

Profit 

Loss 
































































































































































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Job No..Date_ 

For. . 

Masonry 

Excavating, Cu. Yds. 

Main footings, Cu. Ft.... 

Other wall footings...... 

Chimney and pier footings. 

Main wall dimensions._. 

Face wall dimensions........ 

Other walls, dimensions. 

Chimneys, lineal Ft.. 

Chimney cas..:... 

Cement floors, Sq. Ft. • .. 

Cement steps, number of.. 

Door sills. 

Window sills....'. 

Coping, lineal Ft.. 

Catch basins. 

Cesspools.:. 

Stucco plaster, Sq. Yds..... 

Plastering, Sq. Yds. 

Carpentry 

Size of plan. 

Lineal Ft. around plan. 

Square Ft., first floor. 

Square Ft., second floor. 

Square Ft., attic floor. 

Outside wall, Sq. Ft... 

Deck roofs, Sq. Ft.... 


































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Bay roofs, Sq. Ft.1.-.1 

Porch roofs, Sq. Ft.-.:..-.1 

Front porch, size.......-.1 

Other porches.....-.-.-. j 

Porch columns, front.—.-.— 9 

Other porch columns.—-. 1 

Porch newels, number.........-. j 

Rail, lineal Ft.—..-. j 

Balusters, size and number.... 

Lattice........ 1 

Steps......,.... I 

Outside base, Lin. Ft...... | 

Corner boards, Lin. Ft.......— 1 

Belt course, Lin. Ft... j 

Main cornice, Lin. Ft..1 

Dormer cornice, Lin. Ft...... 1 

Bay window cornice, Lin. Ft..... 1 

Porch cornice, Lin. Ft..... j 

Verge boards, Lin. Ft. ~ ..... ! 

Brackets, gable, number. I 

Brackets, bay..1.... ? 

Cellar window frame.; 

Outside cellar door frames. j 

Inside cellar door frames...... 3 

Outside flap doors...... j 

Cellar steps, outside....... 

Cellar steps, inside....... 

Window frames....... . 

Sash frames.......... 

Attic frames. 


































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Outside door frames....... 

Main doors..... 

Mirror doors...... 

Closet doors.... 

Sliding doors....... 

Folding doors...... 

Attic doors... 

Cased openings.. 

Collonade openings.. 

Inside base, Lin. Ft... 

Picture molding...... 

Plate rail.. 

Chair rail.. 

Room cornice.. 

Beam ceiling...,. 

Panels.... 

Seats..... 

Main stairs....... 

Rear stairs.... 

Attic stairs.... 

Cellar stairs...... 

Medicine cabinets...... 

China closets...... 

Linen closet.,... 

Pantry cases......... 

Flour bins........!. 

Cupboards. 

Book cases..... 

Wainscoting.... 

Clothes chute..... 

Mantels...... 



































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Job No.....Date 

For.:.... 


The Complete Estimate 

Material 

Description 

Est. Cost 

Excavating. 




Cistern and cesspool. 

Cementing. 







Stone work. 




Mason work. 




Chimneys. 




Stucco work. 




Lumber. 




Mill work. 




Buffets, sideboards . 

Mantels. 







Carpenter labor. 




Nails and hardware. 

Tin and sheet metal. 

Structural iron. 










Lath and plastering. 

Plumbing and sewer. 

Gas fitting. 










Electric wiring. 




Terra cotta. 




Tile floors. 




Roofing. 




Painting. 




Heating Plant. 




Incidentals, 5%. 




Total estimate. . . 













































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Profit 

Loss 



































































































































































































































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Job No......... .... .Date....-—-. 1 

For... ...-. 3 

Masonry 

Excavating, Cu. Yds......'......-..— I 

Main footings, Cu. Ft.....- j 

Other wall footings...—— —.- i 

Chimney and pier footings. 

Main wall dimensions........... 3 

Face wall dimensions..... 1 

Other walls, dimensions.-- -j 

Chimneys, lineal Ft........ 

Chimney cas...... ] 

Cement floors, Sq. Ft....... : 

Cement steps, number of......... -3 

Door sills.... Jj 

Window sills......... 

Coping, lineal Ft...... 

Catch basins ........... I 

Cesspools.......... ■ 

Stucco plaster, Sq. Yds.... ;JI 

Plastering, Sq. Yds....... 

Carpentry 

Size of plan...... 

Lineal Ft. around plan... " 

Square Ft., first floor....... 

Square Ft., second floor..... 

Square Ft., attic floor..... 

Outside wall, Sq. Ft. 

Deck roofs, Sq. Ft... 




































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Bay roofs, Sq. Ft....... 

Porch roofs, Sq. Ft. 

Front porch, size. 

Other porches. 

Porch columns, front. 

Other porch columns. 

Porch newels, number... 

Rail, lineal Ft. 

Balusters, size and number. 

Lattice. 

Steps.;... 

Outside base, Lin. Ft.... 

Corner boards, Lin. Ft. 

Belt course, Lin. Ft.... 

Main cornice, Lin. Ft. 

Dormer cornice, Lin. Ft. 

Bay window cornice, Lin. Ft. 

Porch cornice, Lin. Ft. 

Verge boards, Lin. Ft.. 

Brackets, gable, number. 

Brackets, bay. 

Cellar window frame. 

Outside cellar door frames.... 

Inside cellar door frames. 

Outside flap doors. 

Cellar steps, outside. 

Cellar steps, inside. 

Window frames. 

Sash frames...... 

Attic frames.. 

































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Outside door frames__ 

Main doors... 

Mirror doors..... 

Closet doors.. 

Sliding doors.. 

Folding doors. 

Attic doors... 

Cased openings.. 

Collonade openings... 

Inside base, Lin. Ft.. 

Picture molding... 

Plate rail. 

Chair rail. 

Room cornice. 

Beam ceiling. 

Panels.. 

Seats.:. 

Main stairs.. 

Rear stairs.. 

Attic stairs.... 

Cellar stairs. 

Medicine cabinets. 

China closets. 

Linen closet.. 

Pantry cases. 

Flour bins. 

Cupboards... 

Book cases. 

Wainscoting. 

Clothes chute.... 

Mantels. 













































































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Job No....Date 

For...— 


The Complete Estimate 

Material 

Description 

Est. Cost 

Excavating. 




Cistern and cesspool. 

Cementing. 







Stone work. 




Mason work. 




Chimneys. 




Stucco work. 




Lumber. 




Mill work. 




Buffets, sideboards . 

Mantels. 







Carpenter labor. 




Nails and hardware. 

Tin and sheet metal. 

Structural iron. 










Lath and plastering. 

Plumbing and sewer. 

Gas fitting. 










Electric wiring. 




Terra cotta. 




Tile floors. 




Roofing. 




Painting. 




Heating Plant. 




Incidentals, 5%,_ 




Total estimate. .. 











































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The Complete Estimate 


Actual Cost 


Profit 


Loss 


















































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Job No..Date. 

For . ..... 

Masonry 

Excavating, Cu. Yds. 

Main footings, Cu. Ft. 

Other wall footings. 

Chimney and pier footings. 

Main wall dimensions. 

Face wall dimensions.. 

Other walls, dimensions.... 

Chimneys, lineal Ft... 

Chimney cas........... 

Cement floors, Sq. Ft... 

Cement steps, number of.......... 

Door sills„..... 

Window sills. 

Coping, lineal Ft.. 

Catch basins .... 

Cesspools....... 

Stucco plaster, Sq. Yds... 

Plastering, Sq. Yds. 

Carpentry 

Size of plan. 

Lineal Ft. around plan.. 

Square Ft., first floor... 

Square Ft., second floor. 

Square Ft., attic floor. 

Outside wall, Sq. Ft.... 

Deck roofs, Sq. Ft. 

































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Bay roofs, Sq. Ft.... 
Porch roofs, Sq. Ft. 
Front porch, size.... 
Other porches... 


Porch columns, front. 

Other porch columns. 

Porch newels, number. 

Rail, lineal Ft... 

Balusters, size and number. 

Lattice... 

Steps.... 

Outside base, Lin. Ft. 

Corner boards, Lin. Ft. 

Belt course, Lin. Ft. 

Main cornice, Lin. Ft. 

Dormer cornice, Lin. Ft. 

Bay window cornice, Lin. Ft. 

Porch cornice, Lin. Ft. 

Verge boards, Lin. Ft.. 

Brackets, gable, number. 

Brackets, bay........ 

Cellar window frame. 

Outside cellar door frames.... 

Inside cellar door frames.. 

Outside flap doors.. 

Cellar steps, outside. 

Cellar steps, inside. 

Window frames... 

Sash frames..... 

Attic frames. 



































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Outside door frames. 

Main doors. 

Mirror doors. 

Closet doors.._.. 

Sliding doors. 

Folding doors. 

Attic doors. 

Cased openings.........—. I 

Collonade openings........-.— -| 

Inside base, Lin. Ft...- 

Picture molding.....--.-----. 1 

Plate rail.........——...| 

Chair rail.............-.-.— 

Room cornice....’..——..— j 

Beam ceiling........*..—.... t 

Panels..............—..j 

Seats..... i 

Main stairs...........:.| 

Rear stairs....... 

Attic stairs............ j 

Cellar stairs...... 

Medicine cabinets.......... 

China closets......... 

Linen closet.,..........jj 

Pantry cases.............. 

Flour bins........ } 

Cupboards............. 

Book cases.....~..... 

Wainscoting........... 

Clothes chute... 

Mantels........ 


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Job No. .-.Date...... .1 

For.—..-. . - -- ] 

The Complete Estimate 


Material 

Description 

Est. Cost 





Cistern and cesspool. 







work . . . 








Chimneys 




work . 




Ttimber . 




Mill work . 

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Buffets, sideboards . 

Mantels. 







Carpenter labor. 




Nails and hardware. 

Tin and sheet metal. 

Structural iron. 










Lath and plastering. 

Plumbing and sewer. 

Gas fitting. 










Electric wiring. 




Terra cotta. 




Tile floors. 




Roofing. 




Painting. 




Heating Plant. 




Incidentals, 5%..... 




Total estimate. . . 











































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